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Kimsooja

Unfolding, Zeitgenössische Kunst

Jacob, Mary Jane/Wendt, Selene/Young-Hee, Suh et al
Erschienen am 24.08.2013
Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9783775732345
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 184 S., 166 Fotos
Format (T/L/B): 2.1 x 28.5 x 22.5 cm
Einband: gebundenes Buch

Beschreibung

The South Korean contemporary artist Kimsooja (*1957 in Taegu) has attracted a great deal of attention for her sculptures, performances, and interventions captured on video, as well as for her numerous solo exhibitions around the world. One of the fundamental concepts behind her work is the way in which she examines the everyday aspects of life and human exchange in her two- or three-dimensional works of art. A central element of her work has been the bottari, a traditional silk bedcover that also serves as a traveling bundle, protecting ones worldly goods. In Korea, these are traditionally hand-sewnwomens work that spans generations and unites individuals. Doing laundry or sewing, as well as a series of the artists symbolic performancessuch as her role as Needle Woman or Beggar Womanare at the core of Kimsoojas work, in which she also reflects on the female human condition. This is the first monograph to present an overview of the artists most significant works across three decades.